Happy New Year, Yada-Yada-Yada

New Year's Eve is just an excuse for a big party.  Alright, fine, I can dig it.  But let's not delude ourselves into believing it is truly the New Year.  The New Year begins in the fall when a kid makes that first step off the bus onto school property.  

Even when graduating from high school or college, the academic calendar is still the guiding force for the year.  People vacation during winter, spring, and summer breaks.  Somewhere in the family a kid is in school, and thus the academic schedule must be followed in determining vacations.  

Plus, who wants to ring in the New Year during the dead of winter.  Sure the days are getting longer, thank goodness, but not much feels new about January only the blistering cold.  

LZ

1-2-08, oops I meant 09